Taking Sides: Ireland V Scotland; which has the worst bands?

just making sure .... do people understand that 'winning' here means being the worst?

I've been thinking about it. Isn't it this week? Patricia somebody?

it's http://www.myspace.com/pameliakurstin (from the moog documentary!)

Some of my words may have been a slight exaggeration, as well. :p

I can't see an email from you fand, either it got junk mailed or I've deleted it whilst pissed. Try noodlevague@googleFUCKOFFSPAMBOTSmail.com, I read that more often. I'm defnitely up for the gig, anyway.

Noodle Vague, admittedly the stuff on this 'Best Of' did sound as if it might be a little more subdued than their punky beginnings, and I did kinda like Rum, Sodomy And The Lash when I heard it at a very early age (we've kinda lost the cassette since then), but the stuff playing on our car stereo yesterday was puuuure bilge. Might follow your advice (or find RSATL) though.

You know what music I mean when I compare them to an O'Neils pub, though!

Pogues are genius, if you don't understand that you're a fool.

Texas = Scotland wins.

Sandi Thom is the Doomsday Weapon of this debate.

A girl once told me I looked like Nutini :(

Paolo Nutini's parents have a nice chipshop from where I often partake of a late-night post-pub snack.

aw, jbr, you make me sad, there was a ton of great folk music in ireland in the late 60s & 70s

scotland does have much better pop/rock bands

In fact, every stupid comment I make here is just a way of getting great tips! ;-)

Speedway(i think they were called that) were shite.

Harry was abysmal. She covered some 80s song. It was used in an advert. Her label spent a fortune trying to promote her to the Kerrang crowd. They failed :)

http://www.galwayartsfestival.com/files/programme/418_THE-PROCLAIMERS-2003.jpg

What about Luke Kelly?
"Onnnnn Raahh GLAnn RO-UDD"

Afro Celt Sound System - Crusty Dance / Trad you can take drugs too

The Dubliners vs The Chieftans
The Corries vs Hamish Imlach.

Are you slagging these people off?

I like, or at least don't dislike, far too many bands mentioned here.

Worst excuse ever! Or were you tethered to him for a number of years or something?

And as for runrig, it was not possible to avoid them as he played them in the car constantly.

http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/s146402.jpg

dear god I couldn't even remember their name last night... ugh

Neither are Irish. Both are good. What's your point?

Scotland is part of the British music scene at least, I don't mean that pejoratively either, just that there is some give/take between the two.

I agree with the first sentence, but feel that actually Ireland's music scene is characterised by underachieving experimentalists with no obvious hunger to connect to a record buying public.

At the risk of appearing like a shameless self-promoter, here is my amazing list of the GREATEST EVER IRISH MUSICAL TUNES: http://inuitbikini.blogspot.com/2006/08/cd-greatest-irish-music-tunes-ever.html

ireland

simple minds could win it for scotland though

There are a couple of Irish bands I've liked, can only think of one Scottish (Mogwai).

Was going to bring up The Pogues as a plus point for Ireland, then remembered they're actually English.

As much as it pains me to admit it, the answer is "Ireland"

yeah, Ireland wins this one with ease

even with simple minds and deacon blue, the answer is still Ireland innit?

Ireland has some good metal bands currently though in it's favour.

Inverness is perhaps the most overlooked area of Scottish Hip Hop though acts such as Spit-Dis and T-E-C were prominent in the Highlands & Islands. Spit-Dis consists of Brude (Glass Cage), John-Boi (Focus on the Day), KD (Life is a Game) and Sherbit (Hip-Hop). The members of T-E-C, Mgoff and Paul Scotti are perhaps most recognised for their tracks "Don't Doubt The Flow", "These Parts" and "The Movement". In an area disproportionately dominated by traditional Highland music and Rock bands, these groups are particularly influential in the local and national scene in a way which was previously unassociated with artists from this area.

Can Scotland claim Gentle Giant? The Shulman brothers were born in Glasgow, didn't live there very long though. Anyway, I'm not sure if Gentle Giant would tip the scales either way for Scotland.

ac/dc means scotland cant win.

jethro tull does

didn't know where to put this, been listening to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSxrH8yYI_E

The stage banter at the end is hilariously cheesy after such a great and deep rendition

(i found it on a cheap vinyl record) another thread mentioned the Corries are remarkably unavailable on cd. (I certainly had never heard of them before, which must be very continental European of me)

Oh god, Ireland easily.

The stage banter at the end is hilariously cheesy after such a great and deep rendition

That's folk musicians for you.

I'd have to go with Ireland too

Roy Williamson was a helluva talent, Ronnie Browne, er, not so much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylj-O06Is_c

maybe Roy sold his soul to the devil, and had to include Ronnie Browne in the package deal hehehe. Haircut Ronnie certainly looks like he should just be in a Asterix and Obelix in Scotland in 3D adaptation

thanks for that vid!